The Effect of Certain Poster Presentations on the Food Acceptance of Elementary School Children
Date: 1948
Creator: McMahan, Ruby Nell
Description: The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1. to determine whether or not certain poster presentations affect the food acceptance of elementary school children, and 2. to determine which method of presenting a poster had the most affect upon the child's food acceptance.
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The Effect of Cooking on the Vitamin A Value of Two Dehydrated Sweet Potato Products
Date: 1943
Creator: Herd, Ruby Lee
Description: The purpose of the present study is to determine the effect of cooking on the vitamin A value of "Vita-Yam" candy and cookies.
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The Effect of Salad Dressings Upon the Ascorbic Acid Content of Raw Shredded Cabbage
Date: 1944
Creator: Quinn, Veta Pearl
Description: The purpose of the present study is to determine the ascorbic acid content of raw cabbage salads as influenced by the method of shredding and by the kind of salad dressing used.
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The Effect of Storage on the Ascorbic Acid Content of Four Varieties of Canned Fruit Juice
Date: 1943
Creator: Willard, Helen
Description: The purposes of this study are (1) to determine the ascorbic acid content of a variety of fruit juices available in Denton, Texas, during March to July, 1943; (2) to ascertain the loss of ascorbic acid when canned grapefruit, orange, pineapple, and apple juices are opened and stored in the home refrigerator for several days' use; and (3) by means of data obtained, to make recommendations as to the most advantageous ways of using one's "points" in purchasing canned fruit juices for their ascorbic acid value.
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Effectiveness of a Film Unit in Improving the Food Acceptance of Elementary School Children
Date: 1950
Creator: Hapke, Bettie Mead
Description: Planned on the realization that teen-agers have a strong influence on younger children, this experiment proposes to use high school girls to assist with a foods unit developed by the use of films and designed to improve food acceptance and reduce plate waste in some of the elementary grades.
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The Effectiveness of Films in Summarizing Food Units for Homemaking Classes
Date: August 1952
Creator: Maughan, Marie A.
Description: It is the purpose of this study to compare the effectiveness of the film method with the pupil-teacher discussion method for summarizing certain food units.
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The Effectiveness of Relationship Films in Changing Attitudes of Adult Homemakers
Date: 1950
Creator: Hall, Avis Moran
Description: It is the purpose of this study to determine whether the use of sound films alone, shown to homemakers in adult homemaking classes, is effective in improving attitudes relative to family and social relationships, civic responsibility, and the use of leisure time.
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The Effectiveness of Sociometric Grouping in Improving the Social Status of Rejected Girls in Eighth-grade Homemaking Classes
Date: August 1953
Creator: Bissell, Mary Elvira
Description: The purpose of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of sociometric groupings in bringing about improved social status of rejected girls in eighth-grade homemaking classes. Specifically, the study seeks to answer to the questions: Do significant changes occur in personal and social adjustment when pupils are placed in groups according to their choice? Is there evidence of improved social status of rejected pupils when sociometric groupings are used throughout the year?
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Effectiveness of the Problem-Solving Method in Developing Thinking Ability in Homemaking Students
Date: 1951
Creator: Baker, Frances Basye
Description: This study attempts to compare the thinking abilities of homemaking girls with the thinking abilities of girls not taking homemaking. By emphasizing the problem-solving method in the teaching of an experimental unit, it proposes to determine whether homemaking students show greater gains in thinking ability at the end of the school year than non-homemaking students. The investigator proposes to find out if the student taught by techniques of problem-solving forms thinking habits superior to habits formed by those students who have not been taught by this method as extensively as homemaking students.
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The Effectivness of a Specialized Unit in Improving the Social Adjustment of Homemaking Students
Date: 1951
Creator: Wester, Edna Dean
Description: The consensus of opinion among educators is that an effective homemaking program produces results.
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